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  • Airmen and their families enjoy the free attractions at the 2018 Fairchild Food Truck Festival, Aug. 28, 2018, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Hundreds of base residents swarmed the fields near Heritage Park for the festival where they enjoyed free food, rides and could win prizes for participation with visiting vendors. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Ryan Lackey)

    Airmen relish food truck festival

    Airmen and their families celebrated the end of summer and took a welcome break from the work day to come out to the Team Fairchild Food Truck Festival near Fairchild Air Force Base Heritage Park, Aug. 28, 2018.
  • 92nd Security Forces Squadron Airmen practice arresting procedures during a Titan Fury exercise at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 20, 2018. All base facets played critical roles during the exercise to enhance interoperability as a total force. Titan Fury is a readiness exercise used to validate and enhance Fairchild Airmen’s ability to provide Rapid Global Mobility as required by the U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Transportation Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Whitney Laine)

    Titan Fury 18-2

    Airmen at the 92nd Air Refueling Wing spent this week practicing alert-force operations during exercise Titan Fury 18-2 here Aug. 20 through 24, 2018. Titan Fury is a readiness exercise used to validate and improve upon Fairchild Airmen’s ability to provide Rapid Global Mobility as required by U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Transportation Command.
  • Two Washington National Guard Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters launched from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to Fairchild AFB to fight the wildfire dubbed “The Sheep Creek Fire,” Aug. 1, 2018. WNG efforts are currently focused on keeping the fire south of Sheep Creek, located north of Colville National Forest near the United States-Canadian border. Five 20-member local fire-fighting hand crews are already deployed fighting the fire, very soon to be aided by the WNG and its citizen soldiers. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Brown)

    Fairchild stages Washington National Guard Blackhawks to fight wildfires

    In the wake of Washington State Governor Jay Inslee declaring a wildfire state of emergency last night, two Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters launched from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, to Fairchild AFB today to fight the wildfire dubbed “The Sheep Creek Fire,” which has consumed more than 20-acres of land so far.
  • ‘Uncle’ Leroy Payne, local Spokane pit master, speaks with Airmen July 28, 2018, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Payne and his team composed of military veterans, their families and friends, cooked more than 150 smoked rib racks, 300 pounds of pulled pork and various side dishes to show appreciation for Fairchild Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nick Daniello)

    Local pit masters host BBQ for Airmen, families

    Team Fairchild hosted a free barbeque event for all Airmen and their families July 28, at Miller Park.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Lee Mills, 92nd Air Refueling Wing command chief, leads his team to the next golf hole during the 24th Annual Operation Warmheart Golf Tournament at Wandermere Golf Course in Spokane, Washington, July 27, 2018. Fairchild Airmen participated in the tournament to raise money to provide goods and support for Airmen and their families when facing difficult times. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Whitney Laine)

    Putt-putt for Operation Warmheart

    Team Fairchild hosted the 24th Annual Operation Warmheart Golf Tournament at Wandermere Golf Course in Spokane, Washington, to raise money to provide goods and support for Airmen and their families July 27.
  • Team Fairchild Airmen begin the 14th annual Clear Lake Triathlon at Medical Lake, Washington, June 21, 2018. The sprint triathlon consisted of a 500 meter swim, 17.5 kilometer bike ride and five kilometer run. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Laine)

    Clear Lake Triathlon: 14 years of endurance

    Team Fairchild hosted the 14th annual Clear Lake Triathlon July 21, consisting of 500 meter swim, 17.5 kilometer bike ride and a five kilometer run.
  • Herschel Walker shares his story about being diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder and seeking help July 18, 2018, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Walker is a former National Football League player and the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samantha Krolikowski)

    Herschel Walker: There is no shame in getting help

    Airmen line up one-by-one with wide grins across their faces as they wait anxiously to meet the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, Herschel Walker, at Fairchild Air Force Base, July 18.
  • Senior Airman Stetson Vigil, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, dons a new Joint Service Aircrew Mask at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 17, 2018, during the first KC-135 Stratotanker in-field use and test. The JSAM is a new chemical and biological defense mask/hood combination designed to replace former six-decades-old aircrew masks in the Department of Defense inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Whitney Laine)

    Fairchild Airmen perform first test of new chemical defense mask on KC-135

    In the midst of calm or chaos, there lies a potential for aircrews to fight the faceless combatants of chemical and biological agents. U.S. military personnel actively operate within areas that maintain the capability to employ these agents, making individual protective equipment imperative to mission readiness. Fairchild aircrew members performed the first-ever test of the Joint Service Aircrew Mask on a KC-135 Stratotanker during a night-flight July 17.
  • Airman 1st Class Conner O’Connell, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, explains how a KC-135 Stratotanker boom works to Marcus Morgan, Reardon School District superintendent, during an orientation flight at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, July 18, 2018. This year marks the 60th year the KC-135 has been at Fairchild Air Force Base. With nearly 155 KC-135s assigned to active-duty and more than 170 assigned to the Air National Guard, Fairchild’s 44 birds make it the largest tanker fleet in the world.

    Spokane-area school district superintendents experience Rapid Global Mobility

    Team Fairchild hosted Spokane-area school district superintendents to experience and learn about the 92nd Air Refueling Wing mission first-hand July 18.
  • Member of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Kids’ Garden Club waters the rows of produce July 09, 2018 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. Each family rotates on a weekly cycle, bringing their kids to grow, learn and make memories throughout the process. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Whitney Laine)

    Growing produce to grow in community

    Military families from the 336th Training Group teamed together in the month of May, to transform unkept plots, overgrown by weeds, into the foundation of the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Kids’ Garden Club. With the intention to grow a variety of fruits and vegetables, as well as a community with each other, the SERE Kids’ Garden Club has grown to include ten SERE families, all sharing in the tasks of maintaining the plot.
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